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Sunday, July 14, 2013

Sweet Little Dress

This delicious little dress works up super quickly and is
very customizable.Show off a beautiful
hand-dye, knit stripes or color blocks – be creative and have fun and your
little one will love it!

Materials:Child’s
t-shirt, any size will do, but try to get one that will be a little long on the
wearer

1 skein Classic Elite Seedling or a minimum of 110 yards of your
favorite DK or worsted weight yarn for a size 4T.You’ll need more or less if you are using a
different size shirt or want a longer skirt.Nothing too precious as it will probably need lots of washing!

Size
7, 24” circular knitting needles, or size to obtain gaugeSharp
sewing needleStrong
thread to match the shirt color, I used a few strands of embroidery flossTapestry
Needle2
Stitch Markers

Gauge: 18
sts/4” - The gauge is a bit loose for the yarn in order to obtain a more fluid
fabric.

Prep Work: Make
sure to wash your t-shirt before you begin!Start at one of the side seams and use the sewing needle and thread to
backstitch along the top edge of the hem.Work through both layers of fabric and make ¼”-long stitches.Aim for a multiple of 3 stitches.My sample was 105 stitches sewn around the
hem.

Get Started: Using your circular needles, start at one
of the side seams and pick up and knit 1 stitch through each sewn stitch.Place stitch marker and join to work in the
round.I also placed another marker at
the opposite side seem so that I had an easy visual for my half-way point –
you’ll have a lot of stitches on that needle!

Rnd 1: Knit through the front &
back of each stitch to the end of the roundRnds 2-6:Knit all stitchesRnds 7-8:*K2, P1,
repeat from * to end of roundRnd 9: Purl all stitchesRnds 10-14: Knit all stitchesRnds 15-16:*K2, P1, repeat
from * to end of roundRnd 17: Purl all stitches

Bind Off in
Picot Edging as follows:BO 1 st, *slide
stitch back to left needle, cast on 2 sts, BO 4 sts, repeat from * to end.Use tapestry needle to weave in ends.Block lightly if desired.